Cat Bites

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I was wondering if it's the same form of bacteria every time or possibly different and some forms could be more invasive than others, of course natural immunity would be factored in as well.

I'm out of the loop when it comes to a lot of things and antibiotics is one of those things. Nerbs' subtitle of "unique freak" has come to mind on occasion in that I think it applies to me as well. I have my circuit training that I do two or three times a week for the health benefits, so maybe that helps; maybe it doesn't.

This is day number four and I'm feeling a little better. Yesterday there was some moderate pain with pressure changes like getting up from bed or bending over to pick something up and that has subsided some.

The origin site has improved but it did spread to around the top of my hand and that's still lightly red, stiff, and swollen.

I'm ready now to go for a normal day. I'd really like to get to the city hall and pay my property tax with the weekend coming up and Monday's a holiday. I've spent so much time in bed that I don't think I slept more than an hour or two after midnight.

Now that my wheels are in order(since Tuesday) I'm also ready for an exciting drive and some cool scenery away from the city. "Country roads, take me home...".

— just another "unique freak" (kind of oxymoronish me thinks)

I assume you've been to see a doctor about this, correct?  If not, you absolutely should!  As I noted above, cat bites are nothing to mess around with.

I'm not a bacteria expert, but what the doctors told me when my mother got bit was that a cat's physiology is such that their digestive and immune systems are not affected by a lot of the stuff that they eat, and as a result bacteria which is highly toxic to humans can exist in a cat's mouth for long periods of time because their immune system doesn't kill it, unlike a human's.

Again though, I am not a doctor, nor an expert in bacteria.  I just know what the guy told me.